Meaning Of The Word Detonate

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What's The Definition Of Detonate?

detonate
verb: If someone detonates a device such as a bomb, or if it detonates, it explodes.

detonate in American English
to cause (a bomb, dynamite, etc.) to explode
to explode violently and noisily
intransitive verb: to explode with suddenness and violence
transitive verb: to cause (something explosive) to explode

detonate in British English
verb: to cause (a bomb, mine, etc) to explode or (of a bomb, mine, etc) to explode; set off or be set off

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